AOL Instant Messenger Protocol
This page provides information on the AOL Instant Messenger Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine. The protocol operates on TCP port 5190 and UDP port 5190, both officially registered with the IANA.
Protocol Description
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was an instant messaging and presence application created by America Online (AOL). The software used the OSCAR instant messaging protocol to communicate in real time. The software is now obsolete.
Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.
Protocol Details
- ID
- 69
- Full Name
- Open System for Communication in Realtime
- Abbreviation
- OSCAR
- Category Tag
- messaging
- Category
- Messaging
- Home Page
- AOL Instant Messenger
- Introduced
- Version 2.88
- Retired
- Version 4.1.1
Protocol Ports - RFC
- TCP 5190
- America-Online
- UDP 5190
- America-Online
Related Protocols
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